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Definition of pissing mare
pissing mare
Plural:pissing mares
• noun
1
Canadian A remarkably high, steep waterfall characterized by a powerful, continuous vertical drop, most famously referring to Pissing Mare Falls located in Gros Morne National Park in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
2
North American A colloquial, mildly vulgar idiom used to describe a very heavy, localized, and sudden downpour of rain.
Example
"We had to quickly seek shelter in the barn when the storm hit, as the rain was coming down like a pissing mare."
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Most commonly encountered either as part of the proper noun 'Pissing Mare Falls', a prominent natural landmark in Canada, or as a vulgar, rural colloquialism in similes describing heavy, continuous rainfall.
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Pissing mare. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 17, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/pissing%20mare